Bloodied, But Unbowed
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Bloodied, But Unbowed - A Memoir of the Ashur & Arshaluys Yousuf Family Purchase Information: Nineveh Press Contact Information: |
Book Details
- Publisher: Nineveh Press
- Publication Status:
In Print on 22 November 2018 - Publication Date:
22 November 2018 - Interior Color: Black
- Binding: Paperback
- Trim Size: 5,5 x 8,5 in
(14 x 21,6 cm) - Page Count: 426
- Language: English
- ISBN: 978-91-984101-9-8
Book Description
In this memoir, author Alice Nazarian tells the story of her parents and family in the shadow of the Armenian/Assyrian Genocide. Her father, Ashur Yousuf, a prominent Assyrian intellectual and professor at Euphrates College in Kharpert, Turkey, became a victim of the Genocide in 1915. Her mother, Arshaluys Yousuf, heroically struggled on after her husband’s death, raising their six children while helping educate countless young children in orphanages and schools in the Middle East.
The memoir comprises a narrative of the turbulent life of Arshaluys and a section devoted to writings by and about Ashur Yousuf. This English translation, while faithful to the original Armenian, contains some new material and an updated genealogy of the descendants of Ashur and Arshaluys Yousuf.
About the author
Author Alice Nazarian was the fifth child of Ashur and Arshaluys Yousuf. In addition to this memoir, she wrote numerous articles, poems, and lectures. She was well-known in Aleppo, Syria, as an educator and director of plays. Having lived most of her life in Aleppo, she immigrated to the United States in 1967. She died in Los Angeles in 1976.
About the translator
Ishkan Jinbashian is a literary translator. His works include translations of novels, poetry, and memoirs by Hagop Oshagan, Shahan Shahnur, Zareh Vorbuni, Yeghishe Charents, Mikayel Shamtanchian, Armen Anush, and Aram Sahakian. Jinbashian lives in Los Angeles.